Solution Architect - Strategy & Data Architecture

Designs solution roadmaps, according to business strategies and processes in solution architecture, through client requirement analysis, cross-team collaboration and problem resolution. Designs solution roadmaps, and system and software architecture according to business strategies and solution architecture standards/processes. Analyzes client requirements and determines appropriate solutions to these requirements based on business needs. Resolves routine to moderately complex problems and issues in solution architecture; assesses any potential risks and determines solutions to these risks. Works with other solution architecture staff, technology experts and business stakeholders to provide functional support to clients on solution architecture updates.

Responsibilities

Develops solution and data architecture and resolves complex issues across a variety of initiatives through requirements analysis, architectural leadership, and project supervision; Designs solution architecture for large or complex programs, including system, application, and data designs, in alignment with enterprise strategies, standards, and target state roadmaps; Defines and governs data architecture patterns, including logical and physical data models, canonical data structures, data domains, and master/reference data strategies; Provides architectural leadership for data platforms and data ecosystems, including data warehousing, data lakes/lakehouses, analytical platforms, streaming architectures, and cloud based data services; Establishes and enforces best practices for data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), data integration, data quality, metadata management, lineage, and lifecycle management; Partners with business, analytics, and engineering teams to ensure data architectures support reporting, analytics, AI/ML, regulatory, and operational use cases; Provides consulting and guidance to IT and data engineering teams on data design, integration patterns, storage technologies, and architectural tradeoffs; Develops solutions that account for non functional requirements (e.g., scalability, performance, resiliency, security, privacy, and regulatory compliance) and applies appropriate architectural tactics to meet them; Communicates with clients and stakeholders to analyze business requirements, data needs, and processes; produces architecture recommendations that align business, technology, and data strategies; Oversees architecture outcomes across initiatives, ensuring solution and data architectures meet functional, non functional, and governance requirements at each phase; Collaborates with enterprise data governance and risk partners to ensure architectures align with data governance, security, privacy, and regulatory standards; Explores new and emerging technologies and data capabilities (e.g., cloud-native data services, AI/ML platforms, streaming, metadata and governance tooling), developing strategic viewpoints on how they enable business outcomes or introduce disruption; Practices strong decision making and critical thinking by fully analyzing complex business, technology, and data related issues and driving productive, well reasoned outcomes; Practices enterprise systems thinking, with a broad understanding of application, infrastructure, integration, and data architectures and how they collectively enable business capabilities

Requirements

University / college degree with 5+ years of industry-relevant experience; Bachelors; In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered; Strong background in solution, platform, system, application, and data architecture; Solid working knowledge of business architecture; Analytical Thinking; Effective Communications; Effectiveness Measurement; Industry Knowledge; Planning: Tactical, Strategic; Platform Architecture; Problem Solving; Software Product Design/Architecture; The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF); No Required Certification(s); No Required License(s)

Nice to have

Building Design; Competitive Advantages; Customer Solutions; Data Designing; Data Modeling; Design; Enterprise Architecture Framework; ETL Architecture; Machine Learning (ML); Risk Assessments; Technical Knowledge

Benefits

medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature); dental and vision options; employee and spouse/child life insurance; short and long-term disability protection; 401(k) with PNC match; pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement; educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; robust wellness program with financial incentives; maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 9 occasional absence days each year; between 15 to 25 vacation days each year